The team principal of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Jari-Matti Latvala, says that the double podium in Chile boosted their motivation for the rest of the season and does a review of his drivers' performances.
Toyota did the 1-2 at Rally Chile last week where Kalle Rovanpera claimed his fourth win of the season with the Yaris while Elfyn Evans finished second overall despite the fact that he was leading the event for some stages. On the other hand, Sebastien Ogier was unlucky as he suffered from a puncture in Stage 3 while he was forced to retire with front right suspension damage in Stage 8, but he managed to score the maximum points on Sunday. Moreover, Sami Pajari made his second outing with the Yaris at the top level and finished in sixth place overall staying out of trouble throughout last weekend. The Japanese team cut Hyundai's championship lead by 13 points and is now 17 points behind their rival team with two rounds remaining until the season finale in Japan.
"This is a great result for our team".
"A perfect Sunday for the first time this season feels really good, especially after the devastating blows we felt on the final days of the past two events.
"Our drivers did a magnificent job on Sunday pushing until the end of the last stage.
"This result will boost the whole team and give them extra motivation for the two remaining events.
"Kalle and Elfyn both drove really well the whole weekend and either would have deserved to win the rally.
"Seb did really quick times on every stage he did and thanks to his speed and his fighting spirit on Sunday, we take away really important points for the manufacturers’ championship.
"Lastly, Sami did exactly what we were looking for this weekend, driving consistently and bringing the car home with a really mature performance, gaining more and more experience.
"So, all in all, it has been a really positive rally for us".
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